Clothesrack



May 20 1924.

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Patented May 20, '1924.

JOSEPHy H. lJONES, OF LOS`A'NGELES, CALIFORNIA.

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Applicata@v met January' '17,y i923.` 4sepiai No. marea' To all whom t may concern.' A

Be it known that I, JosEPEH. JoNEs, a,l

and State of California, have .invented'cer-- tain new and useful Improvements in Clothesracks, of which` the following y. is a. speciiication. y i

This invention has reference. to' clothes racks or driers and its object is to provide a compact device for the purpose. which may bestored in small'compass,andiv shall be of cheap manufacture and .readily manip; ulatedfor the purpose. i'

In accordance with f PIOVded a Wal-1 Cabinet which may vbec, .lose'sl,l soV as to hide and protect the clothesrdrier in the compacted position and whichl may be opened up so as to expose the clothes dlrier arms so that the` clothes may belspread out to dry. -1 i j The device isVV so. constructed that, thel clothes rack in the expanded position maybe lowered in accessible form for placing the clothes thereon and then may be raised to a higher position with the clothes-holding arms spread for drying purposes.,

The` invention ,Willi be best` understoed; from aj consideration of the following detailed description taken inconnectionwith the accompanying drawings forming, part of this specification, 'with the lunderstanding that the invention is not connedto any strict conformity to the showing of the drawings, but may be changed and modified solongas such changes and modifications marl; no ina terial dleparture from the salientV features of the invention as expressed inA theap; pended claims. In the drawings 4 l Figure l is a front elevation of they clothes drier with the parts fully exposed ready to support the clothes and with the clothes holding arms in the raised position. Fig. 2 is a plany view of the trueture shown in Fig.` l with the doors-open and showing the clothes holding arms in the spread position.

Fig. 3 is a vertical section from front to rear with the arms in the' spreadil condition. i Fig.' 4 is a vertical sectionj with thearms collapsed and the .doorsclosed, withl vSaf doors in vertical section. j y

Fig. 5 is a front to' rear section withthe arms loweredbutstill spread. f

the invention, there, is i Fig. 6 is a perspective View of a plate 'for holding the v. arms iny thel elevated position. vFig'kf'?` lis a perspective View of another pl,atej `cooperating with the-plate of Fig. 6., Fig.Y 8 i'sa perspective view of a lower` latch plate for holding the clothes sustaining'` armsintheelevated position. f ,i i JEP-rigs..j Q ,andl 10. are perspective lviews of @acting latchwmembers for holding the clothes c'sarrying'y arm s. in the elevatedl positionland Vl'icsled against collapse. l l

vReit'errir1g to the', drawings, there is yshown a.,slia ,l l `ivv.icabinet.'lt formedwith a door or covery hligd to lside member of the cabinet lsol tol be moved outwardly there- Sherrill Separately'ih-.Fig 61 arid this, Plaie has acrossgts. upper, and alf right .'arlfgul'afly .fQrwardly @Xtenihgan e 6 Off length t@ egt nd between ytlief' ang' e,v guides -2'fwith notches-.L7 @teach-er1@tqembrae the edges of the'angleguides 2. V

. '.Atty,V logwergend of` ,theplatefathere is Rrvdede Grosspee 8 which. maybeurved @1i-emita@ oiitslengt'hftof provide a ,stieni'ng lSh2!1?.@\\ith. lthe errdfsfhavingy formed therein Iipiolies to receive `the `edges of the angle memberf lf 'l The: pla hasrintemnediate its sides, spacedy notches., l1,formedfin the, plate at the intersection of thek IiangeV 6 and the'plz'tte to receiveangular 'tongues12,` on 1 a supporting plate 13 having. anfaperture.- 14 formed centrally ,therein and intermediate of a number4 oifsrnallerfapertures- A.l5 traversing the platel 13.` i' 'l heaperture.-lfiA isin turntraversedgby an .outtufrned 1 tongue 16 at. onegend of `al brace arml 17 having{anA nturned tongue 18I at ,its opposite orlovver end .andabearingface 1.8i adapted. tefabut the face, of the plate. 5, .when ,the tongue .18 is'ellgf?gdv therewith. AS cleerlyvshown Aifi-Fg- 9,. the ,tonsuil has atits outerY end v,downturnecl,ears lf",

whieh. premia the: tongue fromY slipping from the aperture 14 when the arm 17 is disconnected, as shown in Fig. 4.

The pins 15 each extends through one end of a clothes supporting arm 19 held to the plate 13 by extension through the aperture 15 and said pins also extend through another plate 20,engaging the opposite sides of the clothes drying arms 19 sovthat the arms 19 and the plate 20, together with the plate 13 constitute a clothes drying rack ofthe folding-type Y The stiffening bar 8 carried by the lower end of the plate r5 is connected to abrace'arm 21 provided with a tongue 22 engaged through a perforation23 through the' plate 5 and adjacent to and below a second perforation 23 and formed at the lower Aend with an expanded tongue 24 engageable in a notch 25 through a plate26 fast to the lower portion of the box or casing 1 and the lower end of the arm being provided with notches 27 engaging a lip 28 carried by the plate 26 at the rear of the notch 25 whereby to permit the arm 21 a freedom of movementin the notch 25 to allow the arm 21 to unlock from the plate 26 `and slide lengthwise therethrough.. y

The tongue 24 is 4so formed as to' constitute a finger hold whereby the arm 2,1 may be unlocked from'the plate 26 tofallow the arm 21 to slide through the notch 25in the plate 26 and permit the plate 5 and parts carried thereby to'be moved lengthwise of the box or casing 2, whereby to lower or raise the group of arms 19 within the box 1.

Ordinarily the box or casing 1 is sustained on Aa suitable support such as a wall or the like and the clothes carrying arms 19 are housed inthe box with the plate 5 in the lowered position and the arms v19 folded down fiat against the inside ofv the box so as to be pendant therein.

On moving the karm 21 in the direction away from the rear face of thev box 1, the notches 27 are moved out of engagement` with the lip 28 and the arm may then be moved downwardly carrying the plate 5 andv arm 17 with .the tongue 18 of itrwith said arm 17 fast in the notch 23 -in the plate 5 so that the arm 17 is lowered into such position as to be grasped by the hand of the operator, whereupon the clothescarrying arms 19 may be loosened from engagement with the plate 5 so that they may be rocked downwardly about the hinge tongue 12 and thereby rendered accessible to the operator. I

In this position, the clothes drier is in its lowermost position and the arms 19may .be moved into the spread condition for the application of clothes thereto. Now the clothes may be applied to the arms 19 and the structure raised by means of the brace arm 21 until the arms 19 areall elevated to the top portion of the casing 1.

When this is accomplished, the tongue 24 lodges in the aperture 25 and locks to the ton ue 28 by means of the, notch 27 thus holingthe structure in the elevated position, and the arm 17 will lock with the tongue 18 in the aperture 23 thereby hold- "I0 ing the clothes drier in the elevated spread condition, the door 3 being in the meantime held open by the spreading of the arms 19.

When it is desired to remove the clothes after they have dried, and to close up the casing 1, the arm 21 is released from the plate 26 and the structure is lowered into accessible position for the removal of the dried clothes. After this the arms 19 may be released from the brace arm 17 and the arms 80 19 are folded down into the casing 1, when the arms in the folded condition may be raised by the elevation of the brace arm 21, which is relocked in the casing 1 and the door 3 may be closed andvfastened. 85

' What is claimed is 1. A clothes rack of the character described comprising the combination with a cabinet, of a pair of opposed tracks carried upon the inner face of the side walls of said cabinet, a vertically positioned plate having its upper and lower edges extending forwardly, the edges of said forward extensions being provided with notches to receive and allow said plate to slide upon the tracks, said plate further having transversely spaced apertures near its upper end and vertically spaced apertures upon its longitudinal center near its lower end, a supporting plate having right angularly extending tongues at its rear edge for extension through said transversely spaced apertures to provide a hinge connection and support between the plates, pivoted varms carried by said supporting plate, brace means in loose connection with said supporting plate, and in detachable engagement with one of said vertically spaced apertures, and abutting the face of said vertical plate for retaining said plate and arms in extended position, and an actuating bar having its upper end curved vinwardly and upwardly, and adapted to be positioned over said forwardly extending edge and extend through the otherof said vertically spaced apertures to provide a swinging connectionr with the vertical plate for actuating the same upon said tracks.

2. A clothes rack of the character described comprising the combination with a cabinet of, a pair of tracks inysaid cabinet, a vertically positioned plate slidable on said tracks, a supporting plate carried 'by said vertical plate, pivoted arms carried by said supporting plate, means in loose connection .with said supporting plate and in detachable 125 engagement with and abutting the face of said vertical plate for retaining said plate and arms in extended position, means for actuating said vertical plate upon said y tracks, said actuating means having an engaging means near one end upon the inner side' thereof, notched means in the lower part of said cabinet for guiding said actuating means, and means carried by said notched means to provide a lip for connection with said engaging means for retaining said actuating means in raised position.

3. A clothes rack of the character described comprising the combination with aplate having a centrally positioned aperture near its front edge, pivoted arms carried by said supporting plate, a brace arm for retaining said plate and pivoted arm in extended position, and having an outturned tongue at its upper end extended through said centrally positioned aperture in the supporting plate, downturned ears upon the outer end of said tongue to prevent accidental removal of said tongue from said aperture, an inturned tongue at the lower end of said arm for removably engaging the upper of said vertically spaced apertures, the inner side of said arm abutting the face of the vertical plate, and means engaging the lower of said vertically spaced apertures for actuating said vertical plate upon said tracks.

In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature hereto.

JOSEPH H. JONES. 

